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Has anyone every used Canon binoculars in particular the 18x50 IS? Just after an opinion on what their like?I hear that they are around 10yrs old, has anyone heard any new upcoming models? There is hardly any info on the web about Canon binos, from most reports they are brilliant but hardly any info!

Hey mrsfotografie, good to know. I was wondering given my understanding of how AF work (the distance of image plane from mirror equal to distance of af sensor from mirror and the split/half covered pixel thingy.) in DSLRs how it would work with binoculars. Thanks for the link. It is always good to something new.

The most interesting part is this: "Fraser Optics.......has adapted its gyroscope-based mechanical stabilization system into the Mariner, a pair of consumer binoculars that cancels vertical movements of up to 50 degrees without any delay".

The Canon IS are not very popular. Serious birdies tend to go for Swarovski, the most popular, then Leica. I tested loads of pairs and found that the Hawke Frontier ED 8x43 performed as well as the Swarovski at about 20% of the price. Quite remarkable for a company whose other products were not noteworthy - they got it right for this model.

The Canon IS are not very popular. Serious birdies tend to go for Swarovski...

How do the birdies hold them? With their wings?

Or is birdies : lift :: birders : elevator? On this side of the pond, a birdie is what little kids call a bird, or one under par on the golf course...

Seriously, I wonder why the Canon IS binocs aren't more popular. Audubon Society shops here often don't even carry them.

The authentic English term for a bird watcher is a twitcher, but that would stretch your vocabulary too far. Who in their right mind would want to hold a heavy pair of binoculars all day that require their batteries changing every few hours? Importantly, field of view is important, and the high magnification of the Canons is against this. If you want really high magnification, and the Canon IS is betwixt and between, you need a scope with tripod.